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English is an English surname meaning English.
History and meaning
The name is attested from the 12th century. From parts of Great Britain near the borders of England with Scotland and Wales, it may have been applied to people who spoke English, or to distinguish people of English ancestry from Celts, while from the interior of England it may have referred to people who were English rather than Norman French in ancestry. In other parts of Europe it may have been given to travellers from England.
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People
Notable people with the surname include:
Alex English (born 1954), American basketball player
Arthur English (1919–1995), English actor and comedian
Bill English (born 1961), New Zealand politician and Prime Minister
Bill English (actor) (born 1980), American actor
Bradford English (born 1943), American actor
CariDee English (born 1984), American model
Carl English (born 1981), Canadian basketball player and manager
David English (cricketer) (1946–2022), British cricketer and actor
Diane English (born 1948), American film director
Ernest English (1874–1941), British soldier, cricketer and actor
Fanita English (1916–2022), Romanian-born American psychoanalyst and psychotherapist
Felix English (born 1992), British-born Irish racing cyclist
George English (disambiguation) , multiple people
Gerald English (1925–2019), English-Australian singer
Glenn English (born 1940), American politician
Grace English (1891–1956), English artist
Harris English (born 1989), American golfer
Isaac English (born 1971), Scottish footballer
Jack English (disambiguation) , multiple people
James English (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jane English (born 1942), American physicist, photographer, journalist and translator
Jane English (politician) (born 1940), American politician from Arkansas
Joe English (disambiguation) , multiple people
John English (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jo Jo English (born 1970), American NBA basketball player,
top scorer in the 1999-2000 Israel Basketball League
Jon English (1949–2016), Australian singer and actor
Joseph English (disambiguation) , multiple people
Karan English (born 1949), American politician
Katreeya English (born 1976), Thai singer and actress
Kim English (1970–2019), American singer
Kim English (basketball) (born 1988), American former basketball player and coach
Logan English (1928–1983), American singer, poet and actor
Mark English (athlete) (born 1993), Irish middle-distance runner
Matty English (born 1997), English rugby league footballer
Michael English (disambiguation) , multiple people
Mitch English (born 1969), American talk show host
Nicky English (born 1962), Irish hurler
Paul English (drummer) (1932–2020), American country drummer
Paul M. English (born 1963), American computer businessman
Phil English (born 1956), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Richard English (born 1963), Northern Irish historian
Richard English (cricketer) , English cricketer
Robert English (disambiguation) , multiple people
Roger Guy English (born 1950), American businessman and world record holder
Ron English (American football) (born 1968), American football coach
Ron English (artist) (born 1959), American artist
Scott English (1937–2018), American songwriter and record producer
Scott English (basketball) (born 1950), American basketball player
Terence English (born 1932), English cardiac surgeon
Terry English , English armourer
Theo English (1930–2021), Irish hurler
Thomas English (disambiguation) , several people
Tony English (born 1966), English footballer
William English (disambiguation) , multiple people
Woody English (1906–1997), American baseball player
Fictional characters
See also
References
^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016).
"English" . The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland . Oxford University Press. p. 843.
ISBN
9780192527479 .